Vicky的ScalersTalk第六轮新概念朗读持续力训练Da

练习材料：

  L53-2: In the public interest

            为了公众的利益

The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure. He investigates complaints large and small that come to him from all levels of society. As complaints must be made in writing, the Ombudsman receives an average of 1,200 letters a year. He has eight lawyer assistants to help him and examines every single letter in detail. There is nothing secretive about the Ombudsman's work for his correspondence is open to public inspection. If a citizen's complaint is justified, the Ombudsman will act on his behalf. The action he takes varies according to the nature of the complaint. He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered. The following case is a typical example of the Ombudsman's work.

    A foreigner living in a Swedish village wrote to the Ombudsman complaining that he had been ill-treated by the police, simply because he was a foreigner.

ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən ɪz nɒt ˈsʌbʤɪkt tuː pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈprɛʃə. hiː ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪts kəmˈpleɪnts lɑːʤ ænd smɔːl ðæt kʌm tuː hɪm frɒm ɔːl ˈlɛvlz ɒv səˈsaɪəti. æz kəmˈpleɪnts mʌst biː meɪd ɪn ˈraɪtɪŋ, ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən rɪˈsiːvz ən ˈævərɪʤ ɒv 1,200 ˈlɛtəz ə jɪə. hiː hæz eɪt ˈlɔːjər əˈsɪstənts tuː hɛlp hɪm ænd ɪgˈzæmɪnz ˈɛvri ˈsɪŋgl ˈlɛtər ɪn ˈdiːteɪl. ðeər ɪz ˈnʌθɪŋ sɪˈkriːtɪv əˈbaʊt ði ˈɒmbʊdzmənz wɜːk fɔː hɪz ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndəns ɪz ˈəʊpən tuː ˈpʌblɪk ɪnˈspɛkʃən. ɪf ə ˈsɪtɪznz kəmˈpleɪnt ɪz ˈʤʌstɪfaɪd, ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən wɪl ækt ɒn hɪz bɪˈhɑːf. ði ˈækʃ(ə)n hiː teɪks ˈveəriz əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː ðə ˈneɪʧər ɒv ðə kəmˈpleɪnt. hiː meɪ ˈʤɛntli ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd ən əˈfɪʃəl ɔːr ˈiːvən səˈʤɛst tuː ˈpɑːləmənt ðæt ə lɔː ði ˈɔːltəd. ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ keɪs ɪz ə ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l ɪgˈzɑːmpl ɒv ði ˈɒmbʊdzmənz wɜːk.

ə ˈfɒrɪnə ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈswiːdɪʃ ˈvɪlɪʤ rəʊt tuː ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ ðæt hiː hæd biːn ˈɪlˈtriːtɪd baɪ ðə pəˈliːs, ˈsɪmpli bɪˈkɒz hiː wɒz ə ˈfɒrɪnə.

司法特派员不受任何政治压力的制约。他听取社会各阶层的各种大小意见，并进行调查。由于意见均需用书面形式提出，司法特派员每年平均收到1,200封信。他有8位律师作他的助手协助工作，每封信都详细批阅。司法特派员的工作没有什么秘密可言，他的信件是公开的，供公众监督。如果公民的意见正确，司法特派员便为他伸张正义。司法特员采取的行动因意见的性质不同而有所不同。他可以善意地批评某位官员，也可以甚至向议会提议修改某项法律。下述事件是司法特派员工作的一个典型例子。

    一个住在瑞典乡村的外国人写信给司法特派员，抱怨说他受到警察的虐待，原因就是因为他是个外国人。

任务配置：L0、L3、L4

知识笔记：

单词与短语

is not subject to 不任...的制约

receives an average of 1,200 letters a year每年平均收到1,200封信。

justified/ˈʤʌstɪfaɪd/

reprimand/ˈrɛprɪmɑːnd/

The following case is a typical example of 下述事件是...的一个典型例子

练习感悟：ri这个音发的有些吃力。